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We Restore Antique Stoves
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Preserving the Lost Art of Stoves through the Quality Restoration of the Antique Wood Stove and Gas Stove
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Each and every stove is individually assessed; restoration plans are customized according to the needs and conditions of the stove.
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A typical restoration is described below.
- Break stove apart and reassemble.
- Weld breaks, cracks, damaged areas and broken parts.
- Fabricate missing or broken parts.
- Sandblast and clean surfaces.
- Paint stove with a temperature resistant paint. Seal stove for an airtight burn.
- Replace hinges and pins.
- Reset doors for close tight fit.
- Check latches for a tight close.
- Replace grates.
- Line with firebrick.
- Replace mica.
- Redo nickeling as needed, buff nickeling.
- Add new ash pan and lid lifter.
- Enamel stoves receive a thorough cleaning and touch up of porcelain.
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The following information is intended to give you an overview of the process of restoring and rebuilding an antique stove.
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Restorations are performed with attention to preserving antique authenticity, efficient function, ease of operation and aesthetics.
An initial assessment of stove is issued with photos. An estimate is only as good as the photos and information provided. Only a physical inspection of the stove allows us to provide the most accurate restoration estimate. When we begin its restoration, we will catalogue missing parts, broken grates, and damaged nickeling of your antique stove. Stoves are then dismantled. The body is sandblasted and painted black to ease future maintenance and cleaning. Enamel finsihes are cleaned and touched up. The nickeling for each stove is individually assessed and will be replated as needed.
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Once the body and trim have been sandblasted and painted, it is now time to reassemble the stove.
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Upon completion, every antique stove is restored as close to it's original showroom. Every stove bears markings and characteristics that reflect its unique history and life, signs of its years of service to generations of families and homes since the turn-of-the-century. These stoves are well-loved and have lived long, useful lives. The Good Time Stove provides TLC and rehabilitation to these time travellers to return to full service and restore original beauty.
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“Thanks so much! The stove is more beautiful than I imagined. I can feel the loving warmth my mother grew up with just looking at it.
[This stove belonged to their Grandmother who lived in Maine in an 1800s farm house. She used to warm their clothes and socks with the wood stove before school. From the Good Time Stove Compant, the stove was taken to Maine for Grandmother to see].”
Paul & Lisa Baars
Portland, CT
Sep-07
“Whoao! It IS beautiful. Thank Rich very much., ciao. Marianne”
Marianne Palladino
S. Ackworth, NH
Oct-07
“The stove looks fantastic!”
Vanessa Johnson
Washington, DC
Nov-07
“Now that the stove is restored, it is so much cleaner! Terrific custom repair and new work to create a great stove with an old look.”
Vanessa Johnson
Washington, DC
Nov-07
“We purchased a stove about 5 or 6 years ago. The first 3 years it sat in our basement waiting for a kitchen remodel. It then took a couple more years for the contractors to do the remodeling. Finally last fall we have been using the kitchen and the stove is beautiful!!!!!”
Dierdre Dooner
Mar-08
“We have only one question: Whose stove is that- because it sure doesn't look like ours! Seriously, it looks very nice indeed It looks great”
Alicia Weiss
May-08
“I delivered the stove to the customer today. She was very pleased with the stove. Thanks for the great work, and be sure to pass it along to your father!”
Dennis Taylor
May-08
“Stove is installed. Looks great.We are starting to use the stove.”
Alan Feinstein
Jun-08
“The stove came in perfect condition and packed extremely well. It was even better than expected, really a great looking stove. Thank you so much!”
John Wiedenfeld
Vista, CA
7-Nov